Repeater Machine Similarly, repeater machine is a hypothetical machine which automatically enlarges items several times. For example, sending a piece of wire through a `(xx 2^4)` machine is the same as putting it through a (xx 2) machine four times. So, if you send a 3 cm piece of wire through a `(xx 2^4)` machine, its length becomes `3 xx 2 xx 2 xx 2 xx 2 = 48` cm. It can also be written that a base (2) machine is being applied 4 times.
What will be the new length of a 4 cm strip inserted in the machine?